Welcome to the Final Day of Royal Romance Week here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings. For today’s final post in this series, I am going to be focusing on Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, who I find to be the most Romantic Royal Lovers of all time! I am so delighted to…
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Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn, The Chateau Vert Pageant
Welcome to Royal Romance Week Day Six here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings. Today’s post is going to be about Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, specifically about the Chateau Vert Pageant that took place in 1522, which did take place on Shrove Tuesday, which is today celebrated as Mardi Gras. I…
Read MoreHenry VII & Elizabeth of York, Birth of the Tudor Dynasty!
Welcome back to Royal Romance Week Day Five here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings. Today’s post is about the relationship between Henry VII and his Queen Elizabeth of York! This is the first post this week that is featuring a married couple, and interestingly, this is the only post this week…
Read MoreElizabeth I & Robert Dudley, Elizabethan Lovers
Welcome to Royal Romance Week Day Four here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings. Today’s post is about the relationship between Elizabeth I and her great favorite Robert Dudley! So we have made our way from the Royal Romances of France to the Royal Romances of England. I wanted to feature…
Read MoreHenri II & Diane de Poitiers, Iconic French Royal Lovers
Welcome to Royal Romance Week Day Three here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings. Today’s blog post is going to be about Henri II and his famed mistress Diane de Poitiers! So we are once again looking at a Royal Romance at the French Court, but this time the love story is…
Read MoreAthenais de Montespan ‘The Real Queen of France’ & Maîtresse-en-titre of Louis XIV
Welcome to Royal Romance Week Day Two here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings. This post is also this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, so keeping with the Femme Fatale Friday theme as well as the Royal Romance theme, I have chosen to write about Athenais de Montespan, who was nicknamed ‘The Real Queen…
Read MoreLouis XV & Madame Du Barry
Welcome to Royal Romance Week Day One here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings. Today’s post is going to be focused on Louis XV and his famed mistress Madame Du Barry! I was uncertain if I wanted to focus this post on Madame de Pompadour or Madame Du Barry, as they were…
Read MoreAnnouncing Love Week 2024!
Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings. For today’s post, I am announcing that my fourth annual Love Week is beginning tomorrow! For my newer readers, I would like to explain that each year in the week leading up to Valentine’s Day I do a full theme week of Love related posts.…
Read MoreShakespeare’s ‘A Winter’s Tale’, Inspired by Anne Boleyn?
Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings. Today’s post will explore the possible connection between Anne Boleyn and Shakespeare’s play A Winter’s Tale. Many people who are fans of Shakespeare and lovers of Tudor history will know that the plot of A Winter’s Tale is a complex romance set at a…
Read MoreFrom “La Plus Heureuse” to “La Reine Anne Sans Tete”: The Downfall of Anne Boleyn
For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have chosen to write about Anne Boleyn yet again. This is important because today is the anniversary of her execution! On May 19, 1536, Anne Boleyn was beheaded by the Swordsman of Calais after being found guilty of adultery, incest, and treason. Her execution sent shock…
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